Statistical Prediction of Integrated Kinetic Energy in North Atlantic Tropical Cyclones
Statistical Prediction of Integrated Kinetic Energy in North Atlantic Tropical Cyclones
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北大西洋热带气旋综合动能统计预测
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2014
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通讯作者:
V. Misra
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Michael E. Kozar;V. Misra
AbstractIntegrated kinetic energy (IKE) is a useful quantity that measures the size and strength of a tropical cyclone wind field. As a result, it is inherently related to the destructive potential of these powerful storms. In most current operational settings, there are limited resources designed to assess the IKE of a tropical cyclone because storm track and maximum intensity are typically prioritized. Therefore, to complement existing forecasting tools, a statistical scheme is created to project fluctuations of IKE in North Atlantic tropical cyclones for several forecast intervals out to 72 h. The resulting scheme, named Statistical Prediction of Integrated Kinetic Energy (SPIKE), utilizes multivariate normal regression models trained on environmental and storm-related predictors from all North Atlantic tropical cyclones occurring from 1990 to 2011. During this training interval, SPIKE outperforms persistence and is capable of explaining more than 80% of observed variance in total IKE values at a forec...